Abstract
Radiation science is of utmost significance not only due to its growing importance for clinical use, but also in everyday life such as in radiation protection questions. The expected increase in cancer incidence due to an aging population combined with technical advancements further implicates this importance and results in ahigher need for sufficient highly educated and motivated personnel. Thus, factors preventing young scientists and medical personnel from entering or remaining in the field need to be identified. Aweb-based questionnaire with one general and three occupation-specific questionnaires for physicians, biologists, and medical physicists working in radiation oncology and research was developed and circulated for 6weeks. While the overall satisfaction of the 218 participants was quite high, there are some points that still need to be addressed in order to ensure acontinuing supply of qualified personnel. Among these were economic pressure, work-life balance, work contracts, protected research time, and ademand for an improved curriculum. Mentoring programs, improved education, and strengthening the value of societies in radiation sciences as well as translational approaches and more flexible working arrangements might ensure ahigh-quality workforce and thus patient care in the future.
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